21 NSC Part B Supplier Standards AND Now 5 More!

• Locations must be open a minimum of 30 hours a week. The CMS is also seeking comments on whether to establish a minimum square footage requirement.
• Suppliers must have comprehensive liability insurance of $300,000 per incident.
• Cell phones, beepers and answering machines can't be used as the primary business phone during operating hours.
• Suppliers can't use "a contract individual or entity to provide a licensed service," requiring instead that personnel be on staff.
• Suppliers can't share a location with other Medicare suppliers, such as physicians or home health agencies.